Characteristics of intoxicated trauma patients

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1-12

  Blondell, Richard D ^a   Looney, Stephen W ^a   Hottman, Lance M ^b   Boaz, Phillip W ^c  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Pikeville College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcoholism; Drug abuse; Injury; Intoxication; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SELF HELP; VICTIM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036400471     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v21n04_01     Document Type: Article

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